Race-Based Charges (Charges filed with EEOC)
FY 1992 - FY 1996

The following chart represents the total number of charge receipts filed and resolved under Title VII alleging race-based discrimination.

The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information, and Planning from EEOC's Charge Data System - national data base.

This does not include charges filed with state or local Fair Employment Practices Agencies.

FY 1992

FY 1993

FY 1994

FY 1995

FY 1996

Receipts

29,548

31,695

31,656

29,986

26,287

Resolutions

28,497

27,440

25,253

31,674

35,127

Resolutions By Type

Settlements

1,852

1,581

1,452

1,211

998

6.5%

5.8%

5.8%

3.8%

2.8%

Withdrawals w/Benefits

1,722

1,749

1,541

1,362

1,088

6.0%

6.4%

6.1%

4.3%

3.1%

Administrative Closures

5,645

6,611

7,837

9,443

8,442

19.8%

24.1%

31.0%

29.8%

24.0%

No Reasonable Cause

18,772

17,094

14,068

19,364

24,210

65.9%

62.3%

55.7%

61.1%

68.9%

Reasonable Cause

506

405

355

294

389

1.8%

1.5%

1.4%

0.9%

1.1%

Successful Conciliations

161

141

144

111

151

0.6%

0.5%

0.6%

0.4%

0.4%

Unsuccessful Conciliations

345

264

211

183

238

1.2%

1.0%

0.8%

0.6%

0.7%

Merit Resolutions

4,080

3,735

3,348

2,867

2,475

14.3%

13.6%

13.3%

9.1%

7.0%

Monetary Benefits (Millions)*

$31.9

$33.3

$39.7

$30.1

$37.2

* Does not include monetary benefits obtained through litigation.

The total of individual percentages may not always sum to 100% due to rounding.

EEOC total workload includes charges carried over from previous fiscal years, new charge receipts and charges transferred to EEOC from Fair Employment Practice Agencies (FEPAs). Resolution of charges each year may therefore
exceed receipts for that year because workload being resolved is drawn from a combination of pending, new receipts and FEPA transfer charges rather than from new charges only.